Liverpool face transfer concerns as two staff exits confirmed in backroom shake-up

Liverpool face growing off-field upheaval as sporting director Richard Hughes has departed for Saudi club Al-Hilal, with two more staff exits confirmed, while concerns mount over a summer loan move for defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe. Hughes, who arrived from Bournemouth in 2024, will be joined at Al-Hilal by recruitment staff Mark Burchill and Craig McKee, who supervised Liverpool's transfer dealings. Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon is leading the search for a replacement sporting director. Ndukwe, an 18-year-old centre-back, has not played in three matches during his loan at Levante, failing to earn the work permit points Liverpool need. A January break clause exists, but his lack of minutes threatens the loan's purpose.